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Nicolas Poussin
Adoration of the Golden Calf, oil on canvas by Nicolas Poussin, c. 1634. 153.4 × 211.8 cm.
In 1630, Nicolas Poussin married Anne-Marie Dughet.1
After falling ill that year, Poussin was nursed back to health by the family of Jacques Dughet, whose daughter he subsequently wed. Her brother, Gaspard Dughet, later became a prominent landscape painter and adopted the surname Poussin in honor of his brother-in-law.1